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Too Hot To Handle , Benefit for NTC Employees

The Red Lantern was host for the show “Too Hot Too Handle”, on Friday, October 14th. The show, conceived and arranged by Elaine Beringer, Tatiana and Patsy Del Rey, was a benefit for the employees of The North Tower Circle, recently closed to a devastating fire.

Becki Jones’ mom writes an article

Hey there it’s Becki, my mom, Marti, wrote an article for us here at gayfresno.comIt is the nicest thing she has ever done or said to me and I wanted to share it with everyone……..

Third Tower Fire Is Arson

The third suspicious fire to strike the north Tower District area occurred Sunday night, October 16th. A bail bond office was heavily damaged by a fast-moving fire shortly before 7 p.m. The Bail-U-Out office was located on Wishon just south of Shields near the underpass.

Benefit show for Circle Employees

Benefit show at The Red Lantern on Friday, October 14thto benefit the North Tower Circle & Employees due to the devastating fire which closed the club.  The show is called "Too Hot To Handle" and it is scheduled to start at 9pm. Hope to see you there… By the way, Indulgence Fresno will be providing a

Coming Out Day Celebration

National Coming Out Day was celebrated October 9th here in Fresno. It was celebrated on the front plaza of our own City Hall. This is the second year we’ve celebrated NCOD there. It seems only right to hold the venue there since last year Mayor Autry used the plaza to discriminate against our brothers and

CALL TO ACTION! Ask for action on fires

Use the link below…email hereClicking the link above with paste the default action message and contact email addresses of police and fire officials into your default email program.  If this does not work, please click "read more" below and copy and paste the message into your email program. Please add your own closing, your name

Second Suspicious Fire on Maroa

The closed Dance nightclub was the scene of an early morning fire on Oct. 1st. A Fresno fire investigator said the exterior of the building was involved. He added that an investigation into whether this latest fire is tied to Monday morning’s fire at the North Tower Circle is underway. Dance has been closed since

Schwarzenegger vetoes Assembly Bill 849

Today, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed Equality California-sponsored Assembly Bill 849, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act, by Assemblyman Mark Leno (D-San Francisco), bringing this bill’s dramatic progress in recent weeks to a halt.

Coming Out Day

Coming out day will be celebrated on October 9th from 4pm to 6pm on the front plaza of Fresno’s City Hall. Join us for free entertainment, inspirational speakers and an update on LGBT issues.Featured Guest Speaker, Christine Chavez, Granddaughter of Caesar Chavez Please bring a chair or blanketCity Hall is located at: 2600 Fresno St.Admission: